Camaro protypes and more

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The next two photographs are of the 1968 Cutaway car and an early production 1968 Z28. On the Z28 photo notice the z28 fender emblem here is either painted on or a decal.

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The next several shots are of various pre-production 69’s.

Picture #1 shows the interior that is being assembled inside of a fiberglass mockup car.



Picture #2 is a blow up of the dash in the mockup.



Picture #3 is a blowup of the rear view mirror. It’s hard to see exactly what is in the background but thought someone may know what it is.



Picture #4 is of the 1969 Z28, I mean SS, I mean Z28. This photo is interesting in that the car shows both the Z28 emblems on the side as well as the SS on the grill along with cowl induction.



Picture #5 is of a never produced interior on a sunroof equipped 69.

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The next several are just some standard advertising shots that I thought were pretty neat.

Picture #1 pretty standard type shot appealing to women. Notice the black painted engine emblems on the side.



Picture #2 used in Space-Saver spare tire ad.



Picture #3 one of my favorites for some reason used for the hugger campaign.



Picture #4 What better shot of a wide O taken in 69 are you likely to find.



Picture #5 is another of my favorites. Who could resist those puppy dog eyes. It’s just so innocent and appealing.



Picture #6 then you see this and all of a sudden that innocent looking Z gets all scary on you. Where is Norman Bates when you need him.

[mockingbird812]

Outstanding photos Michael. Some of those must be pretty hi res with such clear blow ups. Thanks for letting us have peek.

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Thanks.

The originals are extremely clean for the most part. I scanned some of the detail areas at 2400dpi (scanners will go over 19k dpi) to blow them up. The Caribe emblem for example on teh car is only about 1/8th of an inch tall but is clear enough to get that blowup. If I had the negatives could have made a poster out of the emblem alone.

Always looking for more original pics. Should be buying more shortly with any luck.

[al8apex]

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The next several are just some standard advertising shots that I thought were pretty neat.


Picture #5 is another of my favorites. Who could resist those puppy dog eyes. It’s just so innocent and appealing.



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that is nearly 40 years BEFORE the modern version:



or:

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Picture #3 is a blowup of the rear view mirror. It’s hard to see exactly what is in the background but thought someone may know what it is.



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Appears to be a tri-pod mount with swivel handle and his right hand. Great photos by the way and thanks for posting.